Crime Rates at Hackney Road, London, E2 7SJ

Hackney Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 85th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hackney Road (E2 7SJ) in the last 12 months was 386.7 per 1,000 residents and was 144.5% higher than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 7SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Columbia Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiston Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.